Chapter 13
Piper walked fast and stepped onto the curb to wave for a taxi, Dan rushing up behind her. "Piper…Wait!"
"What Dan what? I've seen the way you eye up those waitress you blandly ignore me."
"Oh come on! It's not like you have ever eyed up another man. And we both know whom in particular. So get off your high horse."
"Well that's different."
"How?"
"I don't do it with you around…"
There was a short pause, Piper rubbed her eyes; she was tried this evening wasn't going the way she planned and defiantly not how she wanted the evening to end. Also seeing how mad Dan was getting "Sorry, okay I admit I do stare, it's human nature. But, as least my tongue doesn't hang out and when I with you, it's you that I think about holding me at night not anyone else and especially not Leo. Him and I are finished when will that get through to your thick skull."
There was that silence between them again. This wasn't good.
"It's getting late, let's go."
"I'm not getting into the car with you, you've been drinking and can barely stand."
"Fine…" He reached into his jacket pocket to fish his car keys out and gave it to her. "…You drive."
Running her hand through her hair Piper agreed. The journey home was done in silence.
Reaching home, Piper pulled up into Dan's driveway, noticing he fell asleep she got out and slammed the door loud to wake him up. Smiling as she did it.
"Good night Dan." She said, as she began to walk off.
"Piper wait…" This only made Piper walk faster. "Piper… stop! Please…"
Piper hesitantly stopped. "What?"
"I'm sorry about tonight, truly I am. It was just seeing him in the same room as you. I know he's a family friend. I guess it going to take a bit more time to get use to it. Please stay with me tonight. I make you breakfast and we can talk about it then, like adults. I just want to be sure that it's me you want to be with and not him."
"Dan…"
"Please stay with me." Dan almost begged. Looking at the manor then back at him. "Okay, I will, we'll talk after breakfast." Linking her arm to his they both walked towards his house, where hopefully with a good night sleep. Dan will be a lot more, calmer.
